Calling all high school musicians: Bring your passion and instrument to Heidelberg for our School of Music & Theatre Honor Festival. Enjoy a day dedicated to music making with Dr. Greg Ramsdell for the Honor Choir OR Prof. Jon Waters for the Honor Band. Participate in mock auditions and masterclasses with Heidelberg faculty. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. in Brenneman Music Hall with the fun starting at 9 a.m. The Honor Festival Concert begins at 6 p.m. in Ohl Concert Hall inside Brenneman. Event cost is $25 per student, which includes a T-shirt, lunch and dinner.

The Heidelberg University Community Music School will present its Fall Showcase Concert. The CMS is a joint venture, that promotes the development of a lifelong love of music for all ages and ability levels by providing a variety of educational opportunities for children and adults.

Enjoy a celebration of American song on an October afternoon when old friends Doug McConnell, professor of music and composition at Heidelberg University, and Bill Reyer, professor emeritus of English and creative writing, combine their gifts and shared interests in a recital for baritone and piano/accordion. 

The community is invited to this encore collaboration at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in Pancoast Recital Hall, Brenneman Music Hall.

Delight in an evening of the Sublime! Enjoy Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock and Paul Gibson’s companion piece “A Shepherd’s Lott. Celebrate how music can transcending the harshest of realities with Lori Laitman’s “I Never Saw Another Butterfly."

This performance is open to the public, free of charge.

Join adjunct faculty member Maria Bessmeltseva for her violin recital.

On Friday, November 15, spend a day at Heidelberg University exploring music and theatre at the collegiate level. Whether you are thinking about majoring or minoring in music or theatre, or just continuing to play, sing and act, we will offer a unique look at the college experience.